Paul Roos steamrolled Southland Boys’ High in main match of WSF
Paul Roos Gimnasium humiliated Southland Boys’ High of New Zealand by 93-5 in the main match of the second day of the World Schools Festival in the Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch.
The home side outmuscled and outplayed the visitors from the Land of the Long White Cloud. Winger Andrew Pegg recorded a hat-trick of tries as Paul Roos ran 13 tries past Southland Boys’ High.
Paul Roos already had the game in the bag by half-time with a more than comfortable lead of 45-0. Three players Meiring Ebersohn (hooker), Ruben Labuschagné and Tiaan Pretorius (both centres) managed to cross the tryline twice.
Pegg had a blinder of a match while the two centres inside of him, Labuschagné and Pretorius, also had a field day. Jarrod Cairns (Nr. 8), Robbie Rodgers (prop) and Ebersohn also enjoyed a very good day at the office.
Southland Boys’ High lost to Otago Boys’ High in the Highlanders Final of the New Zealand Schools Cup by 7-26 last year. By halftime, the visitors already made 54 tackles of which they also missed 19 tackles. Paul Roos only needed to make 13 tackles by this time not missing a single one.
Scorers:
Paul Roos Gimnasium 93 (45) – Tries: Andrew Pegg (3), Ruben Labuschagne (2), Meiring Ebersohn (2), Tiaan Pretorius (2), Cade Croy, Calvyn Louis, Jarrod Cairns, Kade Wolhuter, Dylan de Leeuw, Rohnan Daniels. Conversions: Kade Wolhuter (6), Chris Blommenstein (4). Southland Boys’ High 5 (0) – Try: Allan Callies.
